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Hampton's Lady Hawks will end a 15-year drought this week when they take the floor in Lincoln at the D2 girls state basketball tournament. After falling in Friday's district final to No. 1-seed Falls... + continue reading

Progress continues on the Highway 14 overpass project, where Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad is doubling its tracks over the busy corridor. The cement structures on both sides of the highway... + continue reading

High Plains’ sophomore guard Thomas Young drilled a 3-pointer at the top of the key as the buzzer sounded Thursday night, giving the No. 3 Storm a 55-52 win over No. 4 Humphrey St. Francis (21-5) in... + continue reading

The Giltner Hornets' season came to an end Tuesday night after a 60-54 loss to Heartland Lutheran in the first game of the D2-6 subdistricts in Wood River. Coach Matt Drew's team (13-10) didn't play... + continue reading

Aurora’s girls basketball team defeated Lexington 51-42 Tuesday night in the opening round of the B-5 district at Grand Island Senior High School, but lost to Holdrege 49-43 Thursday to end their... + continue reading

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Hamilton County area farmers were invited to join a lawsuit against Syngenta Seeds last week in the first of at least two Aurora meetings scheduled by lawfirms hoping to sign up producers who they allege lost between 11 and 50 cents per bushel during the last two years after China closed its markets to U.S.-grown corn.Larry Demerath, an Omaha... + continue reading

County commissioners and Hamilton Manor board members agreed on one thing Thursday -- no one wants to close the Manor.In the first of many joint meetings to come, the boards started a conversation about long-term plans for the facility, with no real expectation of making any immediate decisions.To read more, see this week's print or e-editions. + continue reading

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The downtown square has a different look as of Monday, after 14 damaged trees were removed. D & S Tree Services from Central City was hired after informal bids were taken earlier in February. + continue reading

Seniors Tanner Wonch and Craig Hudiburgh ended their careers on a high note Saturday at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, placing third and fourth in their respective weight classes.To read more, see this week's print or e-editions. + continue reading

Staff members at Giltner and Hampton public schools are challenging themselves to eat smarter, exercise a little more and lose some weight before spring arrives.It’s all part of a 10-week health challenge to encourage each other while also setting a positive example for students about the importance of taking care of yourself.To read more, see... + continue reading

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High Plains’ sophomore guard Thomas Young drilled a 3-pointer at the top of the key as the buzzer sounded Thursday night, giving the No. 3 Storm a 55-52 win over No. 4 Humphrey St. Francis (21-5) in... + continue reading

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Learning a second language is common for the students of today. During my high school days the common second language taught was Latin with a few larger schools also offering Spanish, German, or... + continue reading

Ag Life

Aurora senior Jared Sullivan didn’t grow up on a farm, but that has not stopped him from being heavily involved with agriculture for the majority of his life.Sullivan, who serves as the Future... + continue reading